Most stories have a basic spine or theme that flow from one of these seven story archetypes or models. These archetypes include but are not limited to:

OVERCOMING THE BEAST!

Did I hear you say, 'fighting one's demons? Yes, yes and yes!

Here, the Protagonist is faced with challenging situations and opposing forces and has to strive to overcome these challenges which may be physically debilitating e.g. recuperating from cancer, emotionally denigrating e.g. healing from the scars of an abusive childhood and more.

Many superhero movies include a literal interpretation of the need to overcome the beast. In Spiderman starring Tobey Mcguire, the protagonist is constantly battling physical 'beastly' antagonists even as he struggles with the pain and guilt of inadvertently causing his Uncle's death.